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    Research has found that you're more likely to have a creative epiphany when you're doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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    Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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    The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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    There are over 16,251 full-service restaurants in the vicinity of NYC. You could visit one every day for 40 years and still not have visited them all. This excludes counter service restaurants and cafeterias.
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    In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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    A million dollars' worth of $100 bills weighs only 22 pounds!
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    The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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    Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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